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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2011-04-05-EU-France-OECD-Forecast/id-2113d57f25f44d4297afaf7d6fcce9f0PARIS (AP) — The outlook for economic growth in the United States and other major economies has brightened and should hit an annual rate of 3 percent in the first half of 2011, the OECD said Tuesday. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the improvement for six major economies — the U.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:47:00 +0200APenAP-9703eec18cf140bdab2a2fd7cb5e54a448.8521 2.3489938.9051 -77.016220110405154700http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/130167/20110404/brent-rises-above-119s-oil-at5-year-peak.htmBrent crude rose over $119 a barrel and U.S. crude hit a 2-1/2-year high on Monday at more than $108 as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa triggered concern that supplies could be dented while economic growth bolsters demand.Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:07:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-ec4365d55fc876dcfcd1e5eb129f817720110404140700http://dalje.com/en-world/59-earthquake-hits-greek-island-of-crete/349704ATHENS, Greece, April 1 (UPI) -- The Greek island of Crete was rattled by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake Friday that was felt as far away as Israel, Egypt and Turkey, officials said. The quake's epicenter was 216 miles southeast of Athens at a depth of...Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:27:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-245ba6fdd8f8c3f17b428712defb861c39.9293 32.853331.3525303545421 34.967300552965137.944 23.652930.0779 31.250837.944 23.652920110402012700http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/04/01/59-earthquake-hits-Greek-island-of-Crete/UPI-90901301694917/ATHENS, Greece, April 1 (UPI) -- The Greek island of Crete was rattled by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake Friday that was felt as far away as Israel, Egypt and Turkey, officials said.Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:59:00 +0200upienupi-cc4473b73b3c7fae52b7d58aff49ef4039.9293 32.853331.3525303545421 34.967300552965137.944 23.652930.0779 31.250837.944 23.652920110402005900http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=180246A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Egypt and Turkey. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries.Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:15:00 +0200thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-dc0e1820dc24304b6ab62b3fbc83aad639.9293 32.853330.0779 31.250820110402201500http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0402/Crete-earthquake-rattles-buildings-in-Turkey-Egypt?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20feeds/world%20%28Christian%20Science%20Monitor%20%7C%20World%29Crete earthquake: A strong 6.2 earthquake in Crete rattled buildings as far away as Egypt and Turkey, Friday.Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:22:00 +0200csmonitorencsmonitor-fef2cb47b0c4457a82e2add1f21c33ba39.9293 32.853330.0779 31.250820110402062200http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/2/business/8397645&sec=businessUnited States: Hanging tough Consumer sentiment is being undermined as commodity prices keep rising and home equity keeps falling. The Conference Board's consumer index in March fell to a three- month low of 63.4 from a revised 72 reading in February. But an improving job market and savings from tax....Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:34:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-307955b710ff9c7d18722cdd03b58cf538.9051 -77.016220110402023400http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/44276626/ATHENS (Reuters) - A deep 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the sea 76 miles (120 km) east-northeast of Iraklio, a town on the Greek island of Crete, on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The ...Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:27:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-0f464b952ed282e6983f5f4f7df99e5237.944 23.652937.944 23.652920110401192700http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/44276510/ATHENS, Greece A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete on Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Cairo, Egypt, across the Mediterranean. Local police said they ...Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:27:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-1b1584f409a2193299af89b43503c2f930.0779 31.250837.944 23.652930.0779 31.250837.944 23.652920110401192700http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-04-01-EU-Greece-Earthquake/id-3f24a8b21058425dbbe51bac2d6df22dATHENS, Greece (AP) — A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Egypt and Turkey. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 and struck off the southern coast of Crete at 4:29 p.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:32:00 +0200APenAP-72d69f72383c9cf36c33627a12efd21039.9293 32.853337.944 23.652930.0779 31.250837.944 23.652920110401173200http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=16732&title=6.2-magnitude%20earthquake%20hits%20EgyptAP Friday, April 1, 2011 06:01:23 PM ATHENS - A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete on Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Cairo, Egypt, across the Mediterranean. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:31:00 +0200EgyptianGazetteenEgyptianGazette-d588fa94e5a431df6f2f560b34dc60c930.0779 31.250830.0779 31.250820110401173100http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/1/worldupdates/2011-04-01T194953Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-560578-1&sec=WorldupdatesATHENS (Reuters) - A deep 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the sea 76 miles (120 km) east-northeast of Iraklio, a town on the Greek island of Crete, on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:28:00 +0200thestar-myenthestar-my-64ee34c4a8aa6952a544ffbfe99a47dc37.944 23.652937.944 23.652920110401172800http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/44272375/ATHENS, Greece -; A strong earthquake has struck the southern Greek island of Crete. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The German Research Centre for ...Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:25:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-ca7b4ffb49bac625ec898e7f0278cbe34.66768045047576 11.827012993048747.4856878486158 1.6791522958574719.018594416418 -72.00003733972628.61830999671657 1.0716711540701554.2205350368171 -4.6208529784830812.3223797665278 -1.5043756213978332.6501937186068 -7.1114758435069920110401172500http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/01/strong-quake-strikes-crete.htmlA strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Egypt and Turkey. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:08:00 +0200JakartaPostenJakartaPost-4b39087ca326654ac388f5aee04560cf39.9293 32.853330.0779 31.250820110401170800http://www.siciliainformazioni.com/giornale//120956/strong-quake-strikes-crete.htmA strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete on Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Cairo, Egypt, across the Mediterranean. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Athens Geological Institute and the German Research Centre for Geosciences in....Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:49:00 +0200siciliainformazioniensiciliainformazioni-b0e271922f2b3acf9a8b113e751b682f4.66768045047576 11.827012993048747.4856878486158 1.6791522958574719.018594416418 -72.00003733972628.61830999671657 1.0716711540701554.2205350368171 -4.6208529784830812.3223797665278 -1.5043756213978332.6501937186068 -7.1114758435069920110401164900http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n246026Athens. An earthquake measuring 5,9 on the Richter scale has jolted the Greek island of Crete. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the quake was about 127 km northeast of Iraklion and around 348 km southeast of the capital Athens. No casualties and damages have been reported so far. © 2011 All rights reserved.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:44:00 +0200focus-news-enenfocus-news-en-d34c27ea655c8afeb675e0dffa8fa0c737.944 23.652937.944 23.652920110401164400http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42375861/ns/world_news-europe/A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete on Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Cairo, Egypt, across the Mediterranean. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:39:00 +0200msnbcenmsnbc-68e00e58465a22c76357d4bbb117c6df30.0779 31.250830.0779 31.250820110401163900http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=43&Action=1&NewsId=82252An earthquake that hit the South of Greece was felt as tremor along the east coast of Malta. The Physics department’s seismic laboratory recorded the quake that hit the earth a 100km below the surface, which reached a measurement of 6.1 on the Richter Scale. According to the Athens geodynamic institute no damage or injuries were immediately noted.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:36:00 +0200di-veendi-ve-d59af79fd258d44e36e2f0c09d9a8d0a37.944 23.652935.9042 14.518920110401163600http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110401/local/crete-earthquake-felt-in-maltaA 6.2-magnitude undersea quake which rocked the southeastern Aegean Sea this afternoon was felt in Malta by several people. One reader said that at 3.38 p.m., two consecutive tremors of around two seconds each were felt at the top floor of the...Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:33:00 +0200timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-6a69bf4e00206c22c36f4e5d74d3153635.9042 14.518920110401163300http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/deep-earthquake-east-of-crete-in-greece01 Apr 2011 13:57 Source: reuters // Reuters ATHENS, April 1 (Reuters) - A deep 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the sea 76 miles (120 km) east-northeast of Iraklio, a town on the Greek island of Crete, on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake, at 48 miles (77 km) deep, was not felt in Athens but was felt in Cairo.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:30:00 +0200trustentrust-ea650980a3057be7f4c858fe38f73fd637.944 23.652937.944 23.652920110401163000http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/101388/ATHENS, Greece (AP) A strong earthquake has struck the southern Greek island of Crete.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:27:00 +0200kyivpostenkyivpost-b2b9169fdc074e99fb7ade8ee919b67c37.944 23.652937.944 23.652920110401162700http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/129068/20110331/4-countries-for-foreign-investing-fxi-ewj-ezj-rsx-ewg.htmSeeking a foreign addition to your investment portfolio? In this very interesting economic climate, there are opportunities to profit abroad. In addition to the potential for significant profits, investing internationally is a great way to diversify a portfolio, and serves to reduce total risk.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:15:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-9204041bd9d2f42559a2d854f462ab1520110331151500http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2011/March/theuae_March817.xml&section=theuaeExperts at a recent workshop organised by the Municipality of Abu Dhabi have called for equipping a seismic risk control and management data centre to serve all countries in the region in case of an earthquake.Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:08:00 +0200khaleejtimesenkhaleejtimes-e853088047c329bf1af80a096e2a147623.637371389717 54.048856875296120110329220800